And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
(8) Ohio State Buckeyes
64 – 66
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) TCU Horned Frogs
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Neutral) · March 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money OSU -142 / TCU +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual TCU +2 130 Lost
Massey OSU -3.2 (-5.2) — —
Massey Totals — 149.2 (-19.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -2.4 (-4.4) 144.3 (-14.3) 61% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -2.2 (-4.2) 145.9 (-15.9) 58% ✗
Baseline Plus ML OSU -1.9 (-3.9) 147.6 (-17.6) 57% ✗
Baseline ML OSU -2.4 (-4.4) 144.9 (-14.9) 60% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU TCU
Overall 21-13 23-12
Conference 12-8 11-7
Home 14-3 14-5
Away 5-6 5-5
Neutral 2-4 4-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.3 77.4
Avg Pts Against 72.6 72.1
Massey 16.0 (#28) 12.8 (#43)
Bradley-Terry 2.51 (#35) 2.67 (#30)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.32 (#30) 3.43 (#27)
RPI 0.569 (#50) 0.563 (#59)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU TCU
FG% 49.3% 44.8%
3PT% 36.0% 33.1%
REB / G 33.2 36.2
OREB / G 9.3 12.4
AST / TO 1.38 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 50.9%
TOV% 15.5% 15.6%
ORB% 30.8% 34.4%
FT Rate 29.3% 27.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 19.6%
DRB% 70.0% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.1% 21.8%

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